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June 10, 1924.

G. BAILEY TIE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April l2, 1925 e BQ Zeef? INVENTOR WITNESS:

June 10 1924.

G. BAILEY TIE Filed April l2, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR NWN i 4 r l (26o/ye Bail@ ATTORNEY Patented .lune 1t), 1924.

UNITED STATES GEORG-E BAILEY, F FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIOl, CANADA.

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Application lediAprl 12, 1923. Serial No. 631,642.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, Gnomes Barner, a subject of the King-of Great Britain, residing at Fort l/Villiam, in the Province of rGntario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ties, of whichy the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway ties and has for an object the provision of a reinforced composition tie. wherein the reinforcing means is arranged to support the load to which the tie is subjected and to distribute said load throughout the tie, so that encessive vibration is eliminated and danger of damage due to the passage of trains, is reduced to a minimum.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction. to be hereinafter more fully described. illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view.

Figure l is a similar view talren on a dif' ferent plane.

.Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 6 is a detail view of one of the reinforcing members.

Figure 7 is a section on the line 'it of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the. reinforcing member shown in Figures 6 and 7.

Figure 9 is a detail perspective *view of one of the rail clamps.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary plan view of another reinforcing m uber.

Referring to the draw ings in detail where in like characters of reference denote corre spending parts7 the body 10 of the tie which may be formed of concrete or other suitable composition, is reinforced throughout its length by means of horizontally arranged upper and lower metallic rods 11 and 12 re" spectively. These rods are preferably of rectangular cross sectional shape and have extending from diametrically opposite sides thereof ribs or flanges 13.

The upper surface of the body 10 is provided with seats la for the reception of plates 15, preferably formed( of hard wood.

and upon which the rails 16 are adapt-ed'fto rest. The rails are preferably secured in place by means of clampsl'? whichare provided withf openings' 18. for the p'assage'of bolts 19. `These bolts extend downwardly through openings provided in the tie and are surrounded by sleeves 20;

These sleeves are embedded injtheltie and act to prevent' vibration due to the passage of cars over the rails and thus 'reduceliabil ity of damage to the tie. The lower ends' 'of the bolts 19 are provided with heads 21;

Extending downwardly from the rod 11 and upwardly from the rods 12 are oppositely extending transversely and longitudinally inclined rods or arms 22. The ribs or flanges 13 of the reinforcing rods are formed integral therewith and the arms or rods 22 are provided by slitting these ribs or wings transversely inward as indicated at 23 and longitudinally as shown at 24. The rods or arms 22 are inclined in opposite directions, that is, the rods or arms 22 of the reinforcing rods 12 are inclined oppositely with respect to the rods or arms 22 of the reinforcing rod 'i1 so that a truss-like formation is provided as shown in Figures l, 2 and 5 of the drawings. The upper ends of the inclined arms 22 terminate just short of the upper surface of the tie, while the inclined arms ofthe reinforcing rod 11 terminate just short of the bottom surface. The trusslike formation thus provided will act to effectually reinforce the tie structure and reduce vibration to a minimum7 so that danger of damage to the tie due to this cause will be correspondingly reduced.

Positioned beneath the plates 15 are inforcing members 25. These members are preferably formed of expanded metal and extend immediately beneath the plates 15 and downward along opposite sides of the tie as shown at 26. rlhey thus provide a support for the plates 15 beneath the point of greatest strain.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A. railway tie comprising a concrete body, horizontally spaced ripper and lower longitudinally disposed reinforcing rods embedded therein and located on diiierent vertical and horizontal planes and vertically and oppositely inclined rods extending from opposite sides of each ot the horizontal rods and delining a truss-like orination.

2. A railway tie comprising a concrete body, horizontally spaced longitudinally disposed reinforcing rods embedded therein, longitudinal rilos extending troie opposite sides yof the rods in the saine horizontal plane and vertically and oppositely inclined rods extending oppositely and outwardly from the ribs and defining a truss-like torination.

8. A railway tie comprising a concrete body, horizontally spaced longitudinally disposed reinforcing rods einhedded therein, horizontally disposed longitudinal ribs extending along opposite sides of the rods and said ribs having substantially L-shaped slits extending inwardly troni their onter side edges to provide upwardly inclined armsA Ll. A reinforcing inenilier eoniprisiin; :i relatively heavy rod, rihs edendiin;` longiln dinally oit the rod on opposiie sides thereol and said ribs having longitudinal :ind transverse slits extending inwardly from their side edges to provide relatively lonbr engin larly disposed arins.

5. A railway tie ifoinl'nisinp; :i conrreie hody, horizontally spaced longitudinally disposed reinit'orcingrods einheddrd tlieroiin vertically and oppositely inclined rods tending` from the horizontal rodsv and de lining a trnsslike formation and horizontally disposed rein'torcing` aenihers extending transversely across and downwnrrlly upon opposite sides ol the tie.

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